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On a positive note (i think) got the Summit dirtier today than i honestly think i have ever gotten any of my RC's lol
I try to keep them so clean, normally. Avoiding mud and wet conditions. Lunch break today i apparently didn't care.

Got quite the job ahead of me by comparison to the usual nothing more than dust cleanups with the air compressor.

I spotted the difference before i even took them out of the ziplock bag.
Emailed the vendor and told them to check their stock. For the price i got these for im not going to cry about having to go to the LHS and buy a set of springs lol.

^ that's interesting, i actually thought about picking up a clear shell and doing that. Not sure why, just something different i suppose.
Just bought a Hummer body for it too off another forum. Again just for something different.

^ that's interesting, i actually thought about picking up a clear shell and doing that. Not sure why, just something different i suppose.
Just bought a Hummer body for it too off another forum. Again just for something different.

Flat black is something different? Maybe a decade into the past, but then it just meant you didn't have enough money to finish a real paint job. NOW it just means you are following the crowd. And a decade into the future you'll almost certainly wonder what you were thinking. Just my 2¢, but I think a clear shell maybe should have more care bestowed upon it.
Save the $8 worth of plastidip and put some low-resistance motor-ESC connectors on your ride. Now you've done something worthwhile.
Nevertheless, it's your truck, and happily you don't need to follow anybody's advice but your own.

Flat black is something different? Maybe a decade into the past, but then it just meant you didn't have enough money to finish a real paint job. NOW it just means you are following the crowd. And a decade into the future you'll almost certainly wonder what you were thinking. Just my 2¢, but I think a clear shell maybe should have more care bestowed upon it.
Save the $8 worth of plastidip and put some low-resistance motor-ESC connectors on your ride. Now you've done something worthwhile.
Nevertheless, it's your truck, and happily you don't need to follow anybody's advice but your own.

Well plastic dip comes in many other colors not just black. Plus you can peel it off. It was just a idea. If you sprayed it on the inside it wouldn't be flat black lol.

I think its time to look at a single servo upgrade. They were very noisy today while i was driving over my nephew.

Side note,
Did you know, a 13 odd lb truck can very easily make a 35 lb kid fall over onto pillows behind him. and that conveniently tuns into some nice scale terrain in a pinch I have never heard the kid laughing like he was this afternoon.

I appreciate all your posts and attention to detail. My wife just bought me a Summit for my birthday, first RC car to own. I think my first upgrade may be the lipo battery upgrade. I am hoping I dont have a problem with my dual servos as you are mentioning.

Originally Posted by Cameron

I think its time to look at a single servo upgrade. They were very noisy today while i was driving over my nephew.

Side note,
Did you know, a 13 odd lb truck can very easily make a 35 lb kid fall over onto pillows behind him. and that conveniently tuns into some nice scale terrain in a pinch I have never heard the kid laughing like he was this afternoon.

I think eventually everyone has the servo issues, they are only 125lb servos. So 250lb of Tq total.
All it takes is a servo to jump a tooth 1 notch internally and they are no longer centered. Or the wheels bind up trying to crawl something while your wheel is supposed to be turned. Stock servos can and do sometimes work a long time without failure, but they are only good for so much. Throw some bigger/heavier tires on it (like i did) keep trying to crawl tough stuff, its bound to happen. I'm not gonna sit and pout that they are going, heck take them out and run them individually in something else they may work just fine.

To your point, the only real bonus for Lipo on the summit is runtime. you can get some huge 2s lipos to run. There are guys on here that on a pair of 8200's from SPC they are in low gear for an hour and a half or more. And if im not mistaken i think SPC makes a larger capacity 2s lipo now as well. You don't get anywhere near that on the stock NIMH.
Normally lipo gives you a nice speed boost as well. But the summit just isn't fast. Then again it isnt supposed to be
I think mine on stock gearing set up the way it is on 2x2s 5400mah 50c SPC might do 30mph flat out. If that.

Im just gonna sit and pout that a suitable and adequate single servo is going to cost me $100+ lol.

And now for what is quite possibly 2 of the worst cell phone pics i have ever taken...
New body. Picked this up off another forum last week. Been thinking about getting a non exo cage shell for a while didn't know what i wanted, saw this and thought that's just cool enough it will work

...To your point, the only real bonus for Lipo on the summit is runtime. you can get some huge 2s lipos to run. There are guys on here that on a pair of 8200's from SPC they are in low gear for an hour and a half or more. And if im not mistaken i think SPC makes a larger capacity 2s lipo now as well...

Yeah when its winter up here, i have a hard time getting trucks dirty. Usually do a total tear down on everything to get em all shiny again

Summit is far from clean, i haven't done much as far as cleaning yet, But i haven't driving it very much at all since the T-bone set was installed. That makes it look clean. (hides a lot of grunge)
Bulkheads and carriers are a mess, Trenchers and the Stock body are filthy.

weirdest darn thing just happened. i pick my summit up the same way all the time. by the front and rear bumpers. Just went to move the summit for a picture and the front bumper ring snapped. Not cold (its inside and has been inside all day). Very strange. Clean break right beside where the bumper mount posts are.

I am on holidays now until the new year, go back to work on the 2nd of Jan. I really want to go outside and drive my summit, but it is freaking cold. Supposed to be highs of only the mid -20's *C for the next week. Booerns!!

I am on holidays now until the new year, go back to work on the 2nd of Jan. I really want to go outside and drive my summit, but it is freaking cold. Supposed to be highs of only the mid -20's *C for the next week. Booerns!!

Oh well, my Dusty Cover isn't here yet anyways.

I am really happy with my Dusty Cover! I have been auguring through some pretty deep snow and it gets everywhere. But with the cover on, it's dry in the engine bay and the battery compartments are dry as well.